Tesla Buys Nummi Assets

PALO ALTO, California ( TheStreet) -- Tesla Motors ( TSLA) said it will pay $15 million to buy equipment and parts at the former NUMMI plant in Fremont, California.

In May, Tesla agreed to buy the plant for about $42 million. In a filing Thursday with the SEC, Tesla said it had also agreed to the additional purchase, which will be completed concurrently with the closing of the facility and the land purchase.

To date, Tesla has paid NUMMI an initial deposit of approximately $4.6 million. NUMMI is a joint venture between Toyota ( TM) and Motors Liquidation Co. ( MTLQQ), which owns select assets of the former General Motors.

Tesla went public in June at $17 a share, raising $226 million. Shares closed Thursday at $18.79. During the second quarter, the automaker lost $38.5 million on revenue of $28.4 million.